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Lodz
Cotton Kings and Street Art of Lodz Self Guided Tour
- Duration2h 3m
- Max Travelers15 people
- Free CancellationUp to 24 hrs
- CategoryAgent Low Quality Product, Audio Guides
Overview
Explore Łódź, a city named after a boat despite having no harbour, no lake, and no navigable river. This self-guided audio walking tour takes you through eighteen stops across the “Polish Manchester,” revealing the stories most visitors never discover. See the famous red-brick factories while learning how a cotton king rose from a rickety cart to become one of the wealthiest men in Europe. Walk along Piotrkowska Street, uncover a hidden courtyard covered in more than 800 square metres of broken mirrors, and pass the tram stop locals call the Unicorn Stable. Stand above an underground canal shaped like a giant inner tube, explore palaces built beside factory floors, and meet Nobel Prize-winning poets, Chopin’s greatest interpreter, and Poland’s most beloved animated bear along the way. Discover how a small local animation studio earned two Academy Awards. Available in nine languages, this tour lets you explore at your own pace with no groups, no schedules, and a full refund guarantee.
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What's included
100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you donu2019t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
Audio and written guide included
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
1-year access on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Check or search your inbox for an email from u201cTourificu201d with tour access instructions.
What's Not included
Any physical devices or headphones
Human tour guide at location
Itinerary
Explore one of Europe's largest post-industrial cultural complexes, built from the red brick ruins of a cotton empire.
Reflect on the u0141u00f3du017a Ghetto, where over two hundred thousand people were imprisoned during wartime occupation.
Meet the hero of two continents who fought for Polish independence against three powerful empires.
Step into eight hundred square metres of broken mirror shards, an artist's tribute to her daughter's restored sight.
Find three bronze industrial rivals seated together, as if their competing legacies have become one shared story.
Hear stories of a guest list spanning legendary pianists, Nobel laureates, and some of history's most infamous figures.
Admire dragons, devils, and printing pioneers on a fau00e7ade celebrating the invention that changed the world.
Meet Poland's most beloved animated bear, created by a u0141u00f3du017a studio with two Academy Awards.
End at a tram stop so extraordinary that locals call it the Unicorn Stable, complete with a steel unicorn from Japan.
Good to know
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.